Where did the name "Burning Spear" come from?

A line from a Marcus Garvey speech

How did he get his start in the business?

A producer heard him singing at work

Bob Marley told him where to audition

What did that man campaign for?

The abolition of the sugar tariff

Black self-reliance and a return to Africa

Jamaican independence from Spain

A federation of Caribbean states

The 1976 album "Garvey's Ghost" is what kind of record?

A collection of unreleased demos

A dub version of the previous album

His lyrics are rooted in which religious movement?

The Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy alone

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Burning Spear · Multiple Choice

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